Maintenance Fees for Reissue Patent Families

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Maintenance Fees for Reissue Patent Families

A change in practice takes effect Jan. 16, with respect to maintaining in force individual patents in reissue patent families. The new practice will require separate maintenance fees in each reissued patent based on a single original utility patent, and in original utility patents for which a reissue application is pending and at least one reissue patent has already issued.

Please see our Official Gazette notice and Frequently Asked Questions for further information.